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Phyllantheae

Phyllantheae is a tribe of the family Phyllanthaceae. The taxonomy of the group is not yet clear, and work continues. A recent revision based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences divides the tribe into 6 subtribes and 18 genera.

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Phyllantheae
Phyllanthus acidus fruits
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae
Tribe: Phyllantheae
Dumort.
Genera

Subtribe Andrachinae:

Andrachne (also Eraeliss, Thelypotzium)

Subtribe Astrocasiinae:

Astrocasia

Subtribe Flueggeinae:

Breynia (also Foersteria, Forsteria, Melanthes, Melanthesa, Melanthesopsis)
Flueggea (also Acidoton, Bessera, Colmeiroa, Geblera, Neowawraea, Pleiostemon, Villanova)
Glochidion (also Agyneia, Bradleia, Bradleja, Coccoglochidion, Diasperus, Episteira, Glochidionopsis, Glochisandra, Gynoon, Lobocarpus, Pseudoglochidion, Tetraglochidion, Zarcoa)
Margaritaria (also Calococcus, Prosorus, Wurtzia, Zygospermum)
Phyllanthus (also Anisonema, Aporosella, Arachnodes, Ardinghalia, Asterandra, Cathetus, Ceramanthus, Chorisandra, Cicca, Clambus, Conami, Dendrophyllanthus, Dicholactina, Dimorphocladium, Emblica, Epistylium, Eriococcus, Fluggeopsis, Genesiphylla, Hemicicca, Hemiglochidion, Kirganelia, Leichhardtia, Lomanthes, Maborea, Macraea, Menarda, Mirobalanus, Moeroris, Nellica, Niruri, Nymania, Nymphanthus, Orbicularia, Oxalistylis, Ramsdenia, Reidia, Reverchonia, Rhopium, Roigia, Scepasma, Staurothylax, Synexemia, Tricarium, Uranthera, Urinaria, Williamia, Xylophylla)
Richeriella
Sauropus (also Aalius, Breyniopsis, Ceratogynum, Diplomorpha, Heterocalymnantha, Hexadena, Hexaspermum, Ibina, Synastemon, Synostemon)

Subtribe Leptopinae:

Leptopus (also Andrachne, Chorisandrachne, Hexakestra, Hexakistra)

Subtribe Pseudolachnostylidinae:

Chascotheca (also Chaenotheca)
Keayodendron
Meineckia (also Cluytiandra, Neopeltandra, Peltandra)
Pseudolachnostylis
Zimmermannia
Zimmermanniopsis

Subtribe Securineginae:

Securinega

Phyllantheae is a tribe of the family Phyllanthaceae. The taxonomy of the group is not yet clear, and work continues (see Phyllanthus for more details). A recent revision based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences divides the tribe into 6 subtribes and 18 genera.1

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